Case study · Church · North Myrtle Beach, SC
Coastal Community Church
A North Myrtle Beach church, led by Pastor Howard Strickland, inviting people on the Grand Strand to come as they are and leave with hope.
Client
Coastal Community Church
Location
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Sector
Church & ministry
Our role
Design, development, sermon archive
Live site, captured October 2026. Select any screen to view it full size.
The client
What Coastal Community Church does
Coastal Community Church gathers for Sunday morning worship and a Wednesday night service, with ministries for children (Shore Kids), students (Tidewater Students), small groups (Coastal Groups) and local outreach.
The site needed to welcome first-time guests, give members one home for sermons and events, and carry a large, searchable archive of Pastor Strickland’s preaching that is read well beyond the Grand Strand.
Who they serve
- First-time visitors deciding whether to come on Sunday
- Families looking for kids and student ministry
- Members following sermons, events and prayer
- Listeners reading the sermons from around the world
Scope
What we built
Every feature has a job: helping visitors understand, trust and act.
01
Plan a Visit
Service times, what to expect on a first Sunday, and a simple way to let the church know you’re coming.
02
Searchable sermon archive
Every message searchable, with the most-read sermons featured up front.
03
Ministries directory
Kids, students, groups and outreach, each with a clear way to get involved.
04
Events
Upcoming gatherings in one place, kept current by the church.
05
Prayer requests
A simple “How can we pray for you?” form.
06
Daily bread
A devotional section that gives visitors a reason to return during the week.
UX & UI
Design decisions
The choices that shape how visitors experience the site, and why we made them.
01 Guest first
The homepage answers the questions a newcomer has — when, where and what to expect — before anything else.
02 A coastal identity
Visual language drawn from the beach setting, so the church feels like part of the place it serves.
03 Depth without clutter
Hundreds of messages are reachable through search and featured lists instead of endless pages.
Technical foundation
Under the hood
Checked on the live site in October 2026. We list only what anyone can verify.
- WordPress with a custom church theme
- Structured data: Church with PostalAddress
- Google Site Kit analytics
- Mobile-first responsive layout
- Served over HTTPS
Screens
Inside the site
Key pages as they appear on desktop. Select a screen to open the gallery.
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